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Board approves local-option sales-tax allocations for events, tourism and community grants
Summary
Supervisors received and approved several local-option sales-tax requests including an event-center installment, county fair support, Simcoe membership dues and multiple small community grants; Siouxland Initiative request was reported as forthcoming.
The Woodbury County Board of Supervisors on March 3 voted to receive and approve a series of local-option sales-tax (LOST) allocations and community funding requests. Individual motions to receive or approve the items passed unanimously, generally by 5-0 votes where noted.
The packet showed an estimated beginning LOST fund balance of $310,436 and a hypothetical unallocated balance of $711,560 if all present requests were approved. Michelle, a staff member presenting the LOST worksheet, said past practice includes using unallocated LOST funds to pay down county debt and that the board could…
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